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In this courtroom artist’s sketch, defendant Jeffrey Epstein, left, and his attorney Martin Weinberg listen during a bail hearing in federal court, Monday, July 15, 2019 in New York. Epstein’s lawyers want him released on house arrest to his Manhattan home while he awaits trial. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) NYEW103 NYEW103

July 15, 2019 at 10:37 am

Epstein’s safe had ‘piles of cash’ and a fake passport, say prosecutors seeking to deny bail

Prosecutors revealed the contents of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan mansion safe as they argued in U.S. District Court that he should be denied bail before...

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Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

February 2, 2018 at 7:05 pm

Former Trump aide pops up again in middle of Russia case

The newly released memo about Carter Page falls short of the case that some Republicans promised: that the document would show bias against Donald Trump...

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April 3, 2014 at 6:08 pm

Divided Senate panel votes to release CIA torture report

WASHINGTON — CIA officers subjected some terrorism suspects the agency held after the Sept. 11 attacks to interrogation methods that were not approved by either...

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October 30, 2013 at 7:48 pm

Churchill honored with bust in National Statuary Hall

WASHINGTON — Generations after it boomed across a joint session of Congress on Dec. 26, 1941, to embolden a weary United States reeling from Pearl...

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August 4, 2013 at 8:33 pm

Travel warning, closings of diplomatic posts reignite debate about NSA surveillance

WASHINGTON — The closing of U.S. diplomatic posts in cities in the Middle East and North Africa and the State Department’s subsequent warning about travel...

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July 11, 2013 at 9:31 pm

Senate leaders gird for battle over filibuster

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moved closer Thursday to dramatically altering Senate rules to block the chamber’s Republican minority from filibustering President Obama’s...

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